The Lycan King's Fate Calling (Shawn Gibson and Sylvia)

Chapter 916 Check The Body

Crystal's POV:

After leaving the imperial palace, I went to the place where the group of merchants should have been stayed.

I searched the underground parking lot of the most expensive hotel in the imperial capital thrice, but couldn't spot the vehicle I'd seen in the surveillance video.

I took my phone out and opened the maps app. I retraced the route of the caravan and searched the road inch by inch.

Finally, in a forest near the suburb, I stumbled upon the remains of the car and saw the bloodstains that covered the ground. The surrounding area had been cordoned off, and soldiers were cleaning up the scene.

I stopped a soldier and asked him about the situation.

At first, he was stunned. "Are you a family member? The dead bodies are not here anymore. They have been taken to the hospital morgue."

My head was buzzing and I couldn't draw in a full breath. I stared at the dried blood on and around the car. It was not difficult to piece together what had occurred here.

My kids...

I shuddered, unable to finish that thought. The soldier quickly steadied me and gave me the details.

"The caravan was robbed by gangsters, who are hard-core criminals and possess guns. They have always been ruthless and merciless. They would murder people without hesitation to keep their

mouths shut. Very few people have survived this incident. The dead bodies have been sent to the morgue, where their family members can claim them."

"Were there children in the car?" I grabbed the soldier's arm with bloodshot eyes, very close to losing my mind. NôvelDrama.Org owns © this.

The soldier stammered, "I... I didn't come across the corpse of any child while I was cleaning up the scene, but I don't know if anyone else had found a child before I arrived here. Maybe you can go to the hospital and check there."

I released the soldier, my body sagging with relief. If he hadn't seen a body, there was still hope.

Fighting through the soldiers' obstruction, I broke through the cordon, intending to search the area myself.

The forest was huge. I went steadily deeper with my flashlight. A little while later, I spotted candy wrappers tied around several branches and bushes, as if they were used to mark the route.

I took off one candy wrapper and studied it carefully. This candy was a specialty of my border pack, and my kids loved it.

Now I was certain that they had been here.

I kept searching the forest and didn't make my way to the hospital morgue to check the corpses until dawn broke.

Although the soldier claimed that he hadn't seen any children's bodies, I had to confirm for myself.

While I was searching the forest, I kept calling my kids on their smart watches, but my call didn't go through.

The day was getting brighter and rain had started to fall as the day broke. Because of the chill in the air, my phone's screen was now covered with a thin layer of mist. I couldn't recall how many times I'd called the kids, and I was getting desperate.

Finally, I reached the hospital with a heavy heart. I could hear crying coming from the direction of the morgue while I was still a long distance away. My heart sank and my palms were slick with nervous sweat.

A group of family members was blocking the door of the morgue. I managed to squeeze in between them.

Only two dim lights illuminated the dingy morgue, and a musty smell hung in the air. Beds covered with white cloths were directly in front of me.

One by one, I began lifting the covers with quivering hands. The ones closer to the door were probably newly dead. Most of them had succumbed to their injuries, while the bodies deeper into the room belonged to those who had died at the scene of the incident. The majority of these people had been shot to death.

I checked every corpse carefully, finally making sure that my kids weren't among them.

A wave of relief flowed through me as I knelt on the ground and exhaled gratefully.

This meant my kids were still alive, but I didn't know where they were now.

I took my phone out to call them again. Just as my spirit sunk, I was connected to Arron's smart watch.

However, the voice on the other end belonged to an unknown adult she-wolf.